Police arrest man wrongfully released from jail

EL PASO — An inmate who was wrongfully released last week from the El Paso County Jail was found and taken into custody Tuesday in Las Cruces, officials said.

Law enforcement agencies in Las Cruces notified El Paso County Sheriff’s Office officials that Paul Vibert was taken in to custody at 3 p.m. Tuesday, officials said.

No further details on his capture were released.

Vibert, 40, was wrongfully released from the El Paso jail at 1:30 p.m. Friday as he was waiting to be transferred to New Mexico, law enforcement officials. He was accidentally released with several other inmates who were being released, officials said.

Vibert was originally arrested in El Paso in connection with a 1996 warrant for a drug charge, officials said. He was then waiting to be extradited to New Mexico in connection with a family violence warrant, officials said.

Sheriff officials said they are conducting an investigation in to how Vibert was wrongfully released and to determine if any disciplinary action will be taken against any detention officers.